The company divided the 1500-bhp-rated PSV tender into three categories. Lot A allowed contractors to submit vessels for one year, while Lot B covers two years and Lot C three.

Finarge Apoio Maritimo bid lowest in lots A and B, and emerged as frontrunner to secure a contract with Petrobras. The company proposed the Ievoli Coral PSV for dayrates of $23,000 and $22,500, respectively.

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